Loma del Rio Ruins
Loma del Rio Ruins is a historic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 373 m. East End stands 1,240 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Moeur Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 22 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 22.5 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Hayden Butte: 0.7 mi
- Hole in the Rock: 1.3 mi
- Papago Buttes: 2.0 mi
- Barnes Butte: 2.3 mi
- Bell Butte: 2.7 mi
- Moeur Park: 0.2 mi
- Tempe Town Lake North Beach - Boat Beach: 0.2 mi
- Papago Park-Tempe: 0.3 mi
- Papago Park - Tempe: 0.3 mi
- Tempe Park: 0.4 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 0.7 mi
- Baboon: 0.8 mi
- Mandrill: 0.8 mi
- Desert Tents: 0.8 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 0.9 mi
- Tree of Life: 2.0 mi
- Tovrea Castle: 2.0 mi
- Tall Cross: 2.3 mi
- Pueblo Grande: 2.7 mi
- Pueblo Grande Ball Court: 2.7 mi
- Sonoran Desert Habitat: 0.6 mi
- Conversion Space: 0.6 mi
- Chihuahuan Selection: 0.6 mi
- Mediterranean Garden: 0.6 mi
- Plants of the Outback: 0.6 mi
- Arizona Heritage Center: 0.5 mi
- Hall of Flame Fire Museum: 1.1 mi
- Arizona State University Art Museum: 1.3 mi
- S'edav Va'aki Museum: 2.7 mi
- Pixypros Selfie Museum: 2.9 mi
- Tree of Life: 0.4 mi
- 2nd A: 0.8 mi
- Leonardo da Vinci’s Window: 0.8 mi
- Window of Dialectic Views: 0.8 mi
- Waiting for a Date: 1.1 mi
- Elliot Ramada: 2.0 mi
- Ramada #2=: 4.3 mi
- Ruben Romero Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
- Fiesta Ramadas: 4.6 mi
- Piedras Grandes Picnic Ground: 10.2 mi
- Hayden Butte Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Echo Canyon Recreation Area: 5.8 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Rio Salado Audubon Center: 7.8 mi
- Desert Breeze Hummingbird Habitat: 8.7 mi
- Chinese Wall: 9.1 mi
- Coon Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 18.5 mi
- Morrells Wall: 18.9 mi
- Sven Slab: 19.4 mi
- Illinois: 8.8 mi
- Mountain Spring: 17.6 mi
- Marinette: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Loma del Rio Ruins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East End | NNE 25° | 1,240 m | 18.6 mi |
| McDowell Peak | NNE 24° | 1,230 m | 16.9 mi |
| Thompson Peak | NNE 27° | 1,214 m | 16.1 mi |
| Tom's Thumb | NNE 23° | 1,196 m | 18.4 mi |
| Drinkwater Peak | NNE 23° | 1,192 m | 16.8 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | NE 37° | 935 m | 15.0 mi |
| Usery Mountain | ENE 76° | 905 m | 17.7 mi |
| Peak 2933 | ENE 77° | 894 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:05 | 19:41 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:53 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 57 | 63 | 69 | 77 | 85 | 91 | 90 | 85 | 74 | 62 | 54 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tempe ASU, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/288087975
Day trips start here
- Tempe · 2 mi
- Scottsdale · 4 mi
- Guadalupe · 5 mi
- Mesa · 7 mi
- Greater Phoenix · 8 mi
- Phoenix · 9 mi
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